Lennies M. Gutierrez
Board Member | Comcast
Lennies M. Gutierrez
is amazing.
Even if there were words provided to describe all of their awesomeness, you'd just be reading a different set of words with all of their accolades meant to tell you what we're telling you now ...
Lennies M. Gutierrez
is an amazing human being.

Lennies was raised in Dixon, a small rural town in Northern California where Spanish was her first language. From a young age she learned the importance of a strong foundation based in community, culture, and family.
She is a graduate of the University of California at Davis and the Lorenzo Patino Law School of Sacramento. Lennies is married with two young children and enjoys spending time with her family, running outdoors and volunteering in the community.


Lennies loves engaging in the community, being at the forefront of creating public policy and helping develop tomorrow’s future leaders. Currently she is the Director of Government Affairs for Comcast for the South Bay and Southern Peninsula areas which encompasses the Heart of the Silicon Valley since 2010 and previously worked on legislation for 10 years at the California State Capitol. She is an active board member of Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), the Chamber San Mateo County and the Latino Leadership Alliance. She also serves as an advisory board member of the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley.
Lennies has participated in several leadership programs including the Hispanic Association of Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Corporate Young Achievers Program, the NAMIC Executive Leadership Development Program held at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, the HOPE Leadership Institute and is a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley. She was nominated to serve on the Comcast West Division Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council and co-leads the California Unidos Employee Resource Group

The Team

Milan R. Balinton
Executive Director
Aileen Casanave
General Counsel
Cynthia Joseph-Magee
Board Treasurer| Shutterfly
Stephanie Menzies
Board Member | Educator
Cheryl Thompson
Office Aide/Receptionist
Cathy Blake
FRC Program Specialist & Coordinator
Kiana Munoz
Programs Associate
Daric V. Jackson
Board Chair | Education Administrator
Stephanie Allen
Programs Coordinator
Beverley Waithaka
Community Worker
Tammy Sanders
Board Member | Lam Research
Jaden Morgan
Student Board Member | Stanford University
Lennies M. Gutierrez
Board Member | Comcast
Babatunde "Tunde" Onadele Jr.
Board Member | Blach Construction
Amber Mopress
Community Worker
Lavere Foster
Associate Director
Wesley Cox
Reparations Research Fellow
Maria Lopez
Office Aide/Receptionist
Taylor Adams
Programs Coordinator
Marilyn Howard Jones
Communications, Encore Fellow
Dr. Valencia Mayfield
AACSA Leadership Academy, Programs, Encore Research Fellow
Adrienne Coleman
Main Office Administrator
Roslyn Brown
Office Aid, Receptionist
Leonard Burgess II
Custodian
Dalal Audeesh
Administrative Support
Naomi Collins
Community Worker
Jeremiah Lineberger
Development Associate
Jaylin Franklin
Intern
Avery Taylor
Intern